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45+ ways to earn money on your homestead!

November 11, 2013

Don't we all just want to quit our jobs and live off the land? We know, we do.. Although it may seem like just a dream for now, there are many ways to earn enough income to homestead with out seeking work off the land. Now that you have read our post on things to consider when purchasing your homesteading land, now it's time to see how you can earn money from your homestead! Here are a

few I have come up with!

Sell your fruits and vegetable at a road side stand!

Sell your fruits and vegetables at a road side stand.

Join a farmers market and sell veggies and fruit there!

Use your land as a venue for events like weddings and reunions.

If you have chickens, sell your extra eggs.

Sell fertilized eggs to raise chicks, or raise the chicks to sell.

Raise chickens for meat.

Hens that aren't producing can be sold as stewing hens.

Create a beautiful arboretum attraction full of native species.

Charge photographers who want to photograph weddings here (must be beautiful to get away with this one).

Most of these we are planning to do ourselves to earn enough income that we can both work on the homestead. I am sure there are many other ways to earn income, these ideas I have come up with focus on using what is around, already there at your disposal. Imagine if you had skills like tractor repair, or could give riding lessons?